Chapter 9!

The Second-to-last chapter:'(

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Brock: amv4eva does not own pokemon.

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Ash: Where's the bathroom?

Me: Why do you need it?

Ash: I ate too many donuts.

Me: First door on the right. And you better go before you puke all over my keyboard.

Ash: -runs like you can't believe-

Jack: Oooookaaay.

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Chapter 9

May walked into the back garden of her house, feeling very happy and very nervous. She held Harley's sword and the Emperor's amulet tight in her hands. She found Norman sitting under the cherry tree with his face in his hands. The branches, as promised, were full of bright pink flowers. Their perfume hung in the air.

"Dad?" May said softly. Norman looked up. In the past few weeks he had grown thinner, paler, and grayer, but all of these symptoms vanished at the sight of his daughter.

"May?" Norman said, with the look on his face you would have if you saw your cat talk. (If you don't have a cat, use a squirrel or something.)

"I-I brought the sword of Harley the Hun, and the Emperor's amulet… I thought they would help replace the family honor destroyed when I left." She put the sword in her father's hands.

Norman stared at the sword for a moment, then he threw it to the ground and (to May's surprise and delight.) stood up and cried, "Who cares about family honor? You're alive!" He gave May a hug that nearly knocked her flat.

After a minute, Norman pulled away and held her at an arm's length. "You've gotten so much stronger! Come on, you have to tell me everything!" He pulled May onto the bench with him, and took her red and white comb from his pocket and placed it in May's hair. It completed her outfit perfectly.

As father and daughter talked, Caroline and May's Grandma were standing in the doorway watching.

"It's so good to have May home!" Caroline was saying happily.

Grandma Humphed and crossed her arms. "Yeah, it's great. But one thing bugs me." Caroline raised her eyebrows, so Grandma continued, "She goes away for a grand total of about six weeks, and she comes home with a sword and a necklace, but not a-"

"Excuse me." A voice said. The women turned and saw handsome Drew standing with his hands behind his back. "Is this… M-May Haruka's house?" He blushed saying her name.

Caroline and Grandma exchanged looks and nodded. "May I see her?" They pointed out to the garden. "Thank you." Drew said, walking through the doorway. Caroline and Grandma stared after him.

"Strike that." Grandma said.

"He seems sweet." Caroline said with a small smile. "I think we may just prove the matchmaker wrong."

Drew walked into a lovely garden. Sitting on a bench under a flower filled tree was May. He walked over to her smiling. May caught sight of him and smiled back. She's so beautiful. Drew thought to himself. He suddenly became aware of a man sitting next to May on the bench, who Drew supposed was her father.

"M-Mr. Haruka!" Drew said, blushing and bowing to him.

Norman sighed. He had seen the way Drew (May had just been talking about how brave and sweet she thought he was.) looked at his daughter, and knew that Drew really cared about her. He knew that May and Drew were meant for each other, and knew it was time to let her go.

He stood up. "I'll leave you two to chat." He started walking, and put a hand on Drew's shoulder and muttered in a low voice so May wouldn't hear, "If you want to, and I know you do, go right on ahead. We've been looking for a guy like you for a while." Norman walked off, with Drew looking after him. His heart was pounding with hope and disbelief. Did he mean what Drew thought he meant?

Norman grabbed Caroline's and Grandma's wrists, and gave Drew a look over his shoulder that proved Drew's hopes right. They walked off, leaving the two kids alone.

"Ummm…" Drew said awkwardly, sitting down next to May.

"Uh… hi." May said with one of her sweet smiles.

"I need to tell you something, May," Drew said. May looked at him hopefully, which gave Drew some hope, too. He took May's hand. "I'm, err, sorry I almost killed you."

May gave him an odd look, then she laughed. "What do I say to that?"

Drew thought of three words he'd love to hear. Instead, he pulled a beautiful red rose from his pocket and handed it to her. May blushed and accepted the rose, tucking it behind her ear.

"There's another thing I want to tell you…" Drew said nervously. His heart was pounding very fast. He looked straight into May's eyes and said, "I-I love you."

May's heart practically stopped. He loved her. He loved her! Blushing a deep shade of scarlet, she squeezed his hand and said, "I love you, too."

On the outside, they were both trying to look as calm as possible, but on the inside, they were spazzing out.

MAY: AAAH! Oh-Em-Gee! He loves me! HE LOVES ME! Take THAT Hitoshi! I'd like to see you get me better than him. Strike that, I love Drew too much.

Drew: I can't believe this! I always thought I was going to spend my life alone, dreaming about a girl I would never get! I guess following my heart really is the best thing to do. So I'm going to follow my heart right now…

May stood up, still holding Drew's hand (So Drew had to stand up, too.). "Do you want to stay for dinner?"

Drew smiled. "Love to. Oh, and one more thing."

May's eyes went wide as he bent down on one knee. "Will you marry me?"

May's heart burst with happiness. Her entire world suddenly became much brighter and more colorful. Butterflies of excitement exploded in her stomach and twisted their way through her entire body. She pulled Drew to his feet.

Blushing crazily, May said, "How's this for an answer?" She wrapped her arms around Drew's neck and kissed him. Drew blushed madly also, but he closed his eyes and kissed her back just as passiontately, wrapping his arms around her waist. They smiled against each other's lips. He knew her answer was yes.

Sorry that chapter was so short.

YAY! May and Drew are getting married!

Me: What do you say to that, Drew?

Drew: -no answer-

Jack: Drew?

Me: May? How about you?

May: -no answer-

Me and Jack: -turn around and see May and Drew kissing just like in the story-

Jack: Um…

Me: Let's just forget we saw that.

Jack: Gladly.

Ash, Brock, Misty, Bethany, and Cori: -come walking in- Hey what's- WHAT ARE MAY AND DREW DOING??!

Jack: kissing.

Me: How do they not notice we're all staring at them?

LOL WEIRD!

P.S. It helped me a lot to write the romance scene 'cause I had Once Upon a Broken Heart playing!

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